10th Annual Chillicothe Kickoff Klassic
June 14 - 16, 2024
Entry Fee: $650 + 1 Dozen Baseballs
4 Game Guarantee (weather permitting)
The Chillicothe Kickoff Klassic is open to both Junior American Legion teams and 16U travel teams. We will be utilizing the VA Memorial Stadium as the primary field for all three days as well as a few other local fields for the tournament. ALL teams should be prepared to play on Friday morning.
If you are interested in participating in the tournament please reach out to the tournament director via email at
Teams
- Chillicothe 757 JR
- Chillicothe 757 15U Gold
- Waverly 142 JR
- Portsmouth 23 JR
- Columbus Cobras 16U Carper (Paid)
- Ohio Redhawks 15U
- Ohio Bison 16U
Schedule
| Date | Day | Time | VA Memorial Stadium | Hoffman Field | Mt Logan Field | Winner(s) |
| Jun 14 | Fri |
10 am | ||||
| 12:30 pm | ||||||
| 3 pm | ||||||
| 5:30 pm | ||||||
| Jun 15 | Sat | 10 am | ||||
| 12:30 pm | ||||||
| 3 pm | ||||||
| 5:30 pm | ||||||
| Jun 16 | Sun | 10 am | ||||
| 12:30 pm | ||||||
| 3 pm |
Results
Fields
The following fields are available and may be used for the Kickoff Klassic Tournament in 2024:
- Chillicothe Paints VA Memorial Stadium - 17273 St Rt 104, Chillicothe OH 45601
- Chillicothe Post 757's Hoffman Field - 377 Douglas Avenue, Chillicothe OH 45601
- Chillicothe HS's Mt Logan Field - 841 East Main Street, Chillicothe OH 45601
- Ross County Ball Park - 3759 Egypt Pike, Chillicothe OH 45601
Rules
RULES
- This is an invitational Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament and any rule not addressed specifically below will be covered by the most current version of the National American Legion Rule Book for Junior American Legion Baseball competition.
- 16U travel teams are also invited to participate in the tournament.
- Teams may use a DH and/or EH or roster bat in the tournament
- Either drop -3 BBCOR-certified or wood bats may be used in the tournament.
- A coin flip is conducted to determine the home team for all games in pool play; the higher seed will be the home team after tournament seeding is complete.
- Teams will play seven-inning games (weather permitting).
- A two-hour time limit will be in effect for all games on Friday & Saturday of the tournament; the official time will be noted by the home plate umpire and start from the 1st pitch of the game (NOTE: It is the responsibility of both coaches to determine start time with the umpire). No new innings will start after 2 hours. If a game is tied when the two-hour time limit goes into effect the shootout rule applies: The visiting team puts the player who made the last out in the previous inning on second base. All new batters start with 3 balls & 2 strikes. Teams will begin the inning with 0 outs. After 2 extra innings are completed and the game remains tied, both teams will tie and be credited with 1/2 a point for seeding purposes. All teams should be at the field at least 30 minutes before their game time - the next game will start 15 minutes after the previous game.
- No time limit will be used in the championship round on Sunday.
- The Home team will be the official book for that particular game. Visiting coaches are encouraged to check with the home team coaches to make sure books are in sync.
- In the event of a forfeit, the winning team will be credited with a 1-0 victory for seeding purposes. If possible, the tournament committee will resolve forfeits by making scheduling changes. Forfeits will be used ONLY if schedule changes can not be made to accommodate teams.
- The Chillicothe Post 757 Colts, as the host team in the tournament, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Joseph W. Hoffman Field.
- All coaches shall use their best judgment related to pitching restrictions; The tournament will utilize the OHSAA pitch count rules which can be found here: Pitch-Count-Rule-Card.pdf (ohsaa.org)
NOTE: the tournament will not monitor pitching but expects coaches to use their best judgment and adhere to established tournament pitch count rules.
- The mercy rule will be in effect for the tournament:
- 15 runs after 3 or 4 innings of play
- 10 runs after 5 innings of play or 4 1/2 innings if the home team has the last at-bat
- All final game scores shall be texted to the tournament directors by both coaches within one hour of the game being completed
Seeding
History